The Westray community is beaming with pride as one of its longest-serving HM Coastguard volunteers celebrates an incredible ...

Orkney Islands councillors have voted not to shell out a further £100,000 on consultants as they seek out the best way to ...

It’s not to late to get your winter jabs, says NHS Orkney, as the health authority begins to face the pressures of the season ...

The rear window of a Vauxhall Astra was smashed while it was parked in Kirkwall at the weekend. The incident happened between 9.45pm on Saturday, December 7, and 7am the following morning. The silver ...

A survey has been launched to gather views on potential changes to the services provided by Orkney Islands Council (OIC), as ...

December 5, 2024 at 5:10 pm Stromness Community Centre could soon be under new ownership thanks to a funding award. The ...

December 5, 2024 at 3:14 pm Plans for a golf driving range in Sandwick have been approved. The green light has been given for the commissioning of Orkney’s first purpose-built golf driving range.

This week’s edition of The Orcadian is now available in shops and online. On the front page, we report on concerns that have been raised with us as Orkney Islands Council look to bring in an external ...

In this Thursday’s edition of The Orcadian, we continue our feature, in partnership with Orkney Museums, Orkney in 100 Objects. The staff at Orkney Museums retell our islands history by examining the ...